Improvement in oil-can nozzles



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PATENT I S. NEWTON, OF BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK.

- IMPRQvEMEdT m OIL-:CAN NOZ'ZLES- I Specification forming part ofLetters Patent No. 172,929, dated February 1, 1876; application filed Vi V January 20, 1876.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, STEPHENS. NEWTON, of Binghamton, in the county ofBroome and State of New York,'have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Oil-Gan Nozzles;

- and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art towhich it appertains to make and use the same,

' reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to the lettersof reference marked I thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 represents one form of my invention, the drawing beingpartly insection. Fig.

' .2 represents a modification of the same, and

Figs. 3 and 4 represent further modifications.

A A are the two sections of an oil-can nozzle, the part A being thatwhich is to be attached to the body of the can or filler. B is acylindrical tubular plug, provided with an inprovided externally with ascrew-thread,

which engages with the internal thread of the plug B. This tube has acap, 0, upon its 0 is a packing-washer surrounding the tube O,-below orinside of head or cap 0. D is a flexible tube of rubber, or othersuitable material, attached to the inner end of tube 0. E is a coiledwire wrapping tube D, and forming, with said tube, a hollow flexibleshaft. The lower or discharging end of this hollow flexible shaft issecured to the part A of the nozzle.

The operation of this device is as follows:

When the parts are in the position shown in Fig.1 the part A of thenozzle may be inserted in a small aperture, as in a lamp, when the bodyof the can may be tipped up at any desired angle without disturbing theposition of the part A, owing to the flexibility of the tube D and thewire wrapping E.

It will be readily seen that the oil will flow through the perforationso, and thence through the tube D, and that, by means of the tube andwire E, the tube 0 may be screwed into operating the valve-tube, andforconnecting the two portionsof the nozzle witheach other. In thislatter construction the part A fits closely upon and over the lower endof the part A, so as to insure that there shall be no leakage of oil atthis point, the elasticity of the rubber tube and the wire covering(when both are used) permitting them or either of them to stretch andallow the valve-tube to be backed out into the position shown in Figs. 1and 2, to permit the oil to flow in through the ports 0, or the part Amay slide upon the part A to permit the desired movement of the valve.

[n Fig. 3 the valve 0 is dispensed with, the flexible tube connectingdirectly with the interior of the can, and it is evident that under thisarrangement the part A may be left off, and that any practicable kind offlexible tubing may be employed, instead of that shown.

In Fig. 4 I have shown a modification of the device for permitting andchecking the flow of oil, in which F is the plug or cylinder,

projecting upon each side of the flange F, and' screw-threadedinternally. The closed end of this cylinder, which projects toward orinto the can, is provided with a number of ports,

f. G is a packing-ring. H is a tubular valve, screw-threaded externallyto fit the thread of cylinder F, and attached to one end of the elastichollow shaft D E. I

Thus it will be seen that when the parts are in the position shown theoil can flow through the ports f and into the tube D; but if they "alveH be screwed tightly into the cylinder, and past the ports, no oil canenter said ports. I do not wish to be limited to the use of the part Aof the nozzle, and the plug B or cylinder F might be soldered into thepart A, thus dispensing with the packings B or G.

I do not claim, broadly, the combination of a flexible tube with anoil-can, under any and all arrangements, being aware that such tubeshave heretofore been employed to conduct air or vapor from the lamp tothe upper part of the can, above the level of the oil within the can,and above the outlet through which the oil is poured. as my inventionconsists in combining a flexible delivery-nozzle with thedischarging-orifice of the can, whereby any desired angle or inclinationof the flexible nozzle or the tip, of the nozzle may be maintainedwithout regard to the angle or inclination at which the body of the canmay be held in order to discharge its contents.

What I claim is- 1. The combination, with. the dischargingoutlet of anoil-can, of a flexible delivery-nozzle, adapted to be bent at anydesired angle, substantially as set forth.

2. An oil-can nozzle, made in two parts, connected with each other bymeans of a flexible tube, substantially as set forth.

3. An oil-can nozzle, provided with a valve which is operated by meansof a flexible shaft arranged within said nozzle, substantially as setforth.

through which the oil is discharged, the oil being delivered through thehollow shaft, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I aifix my signaturein presence of a two witnesses.

STEPHEN s. NEWTON.

Witnesses:

E. A. SMITH, WM. H. SoovILL.

